Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-29
DAILY HERALD.
CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings of Tha t Body
Yesterday.
FRANCHISES LAID OVER.
The Kuhrts Street Bridge Con.
tract Ordered Signed-1he
Board of Public Works.

The City Council met yesterday after
noon, with President Breed in the chair
and all of the members present except
In Messrs. Hitler, Collins and Teed.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved:
A delegation of ladies with Mrs. H
d. Burnett as spokeswoman, objected t,
che location of The garbage yard below
Seventh street. Mrs. Burnett said tha
the yard rs now situated has entailec
great suffering and illness upon her
lhe matter was referred to the Board o.
Health.
REPORT OF CITY OFFICERS.
The Mayor presented message sug
gesting that o comprehensive plan o
sewerage in the thickly settled portions
of the city be prepared. Referred to
the Sewer Committee and City Sur
veyor.
The Mayor reported that he was re.
ctiving daily complaints of the filthy
condition of the city and recommended
general "clean up" Referred to the
Board of Health.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The Zaniero reported expenses of 1914
on the z ,rj. Madre, $l26 80 on the g &
r, $3.50 on No. 7, S22 ON No. l, IS on
No. 2, 81 on No. 5. Sc on NJ. e, total
S342. Finance Committee.
Tue Superin tendent of streets report.
ed expenses of $5l9 during the week
ending March 26 h. finance Com.
mittee.
The City Assessor reported taxes col.
lected amounting to Sl735.52. Finance
Com nittee.
The Auditor presented q report show.
ing the condition of the fluids on March
26 b. Finance Committee.
license collections for February was
read and filed.
THE CABLE ROAD FRANCHISE.
. The Clerk read the ordinance granting
to the Los Angeles Development Com
pany franchise o build double track
cable railroad from the intersection Of
Graud avenue and Seventh street along
Fort to Franklin, Franklin to New High,
New High to Temple streets.
Hon. I'll. T. Heard requested that
before action was taken a communica.
tiOn be read from Herman Silver. This
was agreed to, and the Clerk read Pc
tition from MIR. Silver asking for fran.
chise for cable road over tho following
route: From the corner of Flower and
Seventh street to Fort street and on
Fort street to Temple street. Mr.. Silver
made a proposition that on the signing of
the franchise by the Mayor he would
give to the city $4,000 in coin, and
give a bond conditioned to build the
road and have it in working order with.
in twelve months.
MIR. Hazard said that Mr.. Silver was
the manager If the street railway system
of Denver, Colorado, and was director
of the Santa Fe system, thoroughly un.
derstood the matter and wanted to in.
vest his capital in Los Angeles. Mr.
Hazard also said that Mr.. silver would
build the road clear to the end Of Seventh
street, but, unfortunately. the Council
had already granted a franchise to an.
other company on that street 1.-THE Elec-
trio Company. He said Mr.. Silver was
thoroughly IN earnest aud to that eud
with the City Clerk as an earnest of his
lugoutlOu W Udy 41UyOVO duu UuIiu
and equip the road.
Mr.. Jones said he was satisfied
that the Electric Company would
surrender their franchise on Seventh
street if requested, but he should op.
pose granting franchise to a road that
ended nowhere--on Flower street.
Mr.. Lowell said he considered this
dodge to prevent the Los Angeles De-
velopment from getting its franchise
and said if MIR. Silver was much inter.
ested he would be on hand. lie init.
mated that Silver was put forward by
somebody else.
MIR. Haz ard said: "Mr. Silver is the
manager of the Denver street railways
and Treasurer of the A., I. & s. f. sys-
tenn of railroads. He is man of vast
capital and experience and intends to
build system of cable roads in Los
Angeles if he can get franchises. 1t is
beyond the limit Of folly for any man to
intimate that Mr.. Silver is allowing
himself to be made q dummy of. He
offers you $4,000 for franchise and
puts up $1,000. That means that he
will at once build the road. / ask you
gentlemen to consider how many fran.
chises you have recently granted aud
then say how many companies have
commenced work. People are getting
franchises for the purpose of selling out
again and failing in that the progress OF
development is obstruc,ed and streets
and portions of the city that should
have roads are prevented by the reason
that people have been granted franchises
who never intend to build roads. A
man does not put up money unless he
means business, and Mr.. Silver's money
is up.
Mr., Frankenfield said Silver wanted
to get this franchise to make break in
the grand system of cable roads from
the east to the west part of the city.
He referred to the offer Of $50. 900 made
short time ago for o franchise on
Spring street.
Mr.. Hazard said: 'Is is impossible
TO grant that franchise on Spring
street"
MIR. Franken replied: SIT is
nothing of the sort. 1t can be granted. !"
MIR. Perry moved that all franchises
90 over for one week. Seconded by Mr..
Kuhrts and carried.
THE FINANCE CoMMITTEE.
Reported the examination of the re-.
ports of sundry city officers, and recon,
mended that they he filed. So ordered
That the petition of the City Treasurer
for an assistant be denied. Laid over
for one week.
That the City Court had ceased to
exist the Auditor remove the name of
K. Blennerhassett from the payroll "a
clerk of City Court ON and after the lst
day of April. Adopted.
That Alex. Lawson be allowed 10
redeem certificate Of tax sale. SO Or
dered.
That the petition of Mrs. W. Fl.
Scott ct al, asking for damages caused
by water running over their lands, be
referred to the City Attorney. So or
Harad